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Show HN: DroidDock – A sleek macOS app for browsing Android device files via ADB

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Re: Show HN: DroidDock – A sleek macOS app for browsing Android device files via ADB

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Post by Crestwave »

jeroenhd wrote: post #25
seam_carver wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, you can't. You need a special app to browse a recent android phone or kindle on a mac

That's pretty annoying. I swear you used to be able to, what changed? Edit: I thought Apple supported MTP but I guess they never did? That's a weird limitation for an OS to have.

It makes a lot more sense when you consider that Apple's business model relies heavily on keeping customers locked into their ecosystem.

Clearly a Mac user should also have an iPhone, or face the repurcussions for using a non-Apple device.

Re: Show HN: DroidDock – A sleek macOS app for browsing Android device files via ADB

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Post by jaimehrubiks »

tgma wrote: post #6

Don't wanna be killjoy, but specifically since "sleek" and "native" is mentioned many times, I'd say that's not what one expects from a sleek macOS application to say the least. I'd expect something like Cyberduck quality UI, as an example. The author should aim to mimic system UI in my opinion as closely as possible (or integrate inside Finder).

Ah it would be awesome to have an adb explorer within Cyberduck

Re: Show HN: DroidDock – A sleek macOS app for browsing Android device files via ADB

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Post by jaimehrubiks »

jeroenhd wrote: post #25
seam_carver wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, you can't. You need a special app to browse a recent android phone or kindle on a mac

That's pretty annoying. I swear you used to be able to, what changed? Edit: I thought Apple supported MTP but I guess they never did? That's a weird limitation for an OS to have.

MTP is slower than adb in my experience

Re: Show HN: DroidDock – A sleek macOS app for browsing Android device files via ADB

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Post by rajivm1991 »

tgma wrote: post #6

Don't wanna be killjoy, but specifically since "sleek" and "native" is mentioned many times, I'd say that's not what one expects from a sleek macOS application to say the least. I'd expect something like Cyberduck quality UI, as an example. The author should aim to mimic system UI in my opinion as closely as possible (or integrate inside Finder).

Appreciate your feedback! I hear you on the importance of a truly native macOS experience, improving the macOS native look and feel is definitely on my priority

Re: Show HN: DroidDock – A sleek macOS app for browsing Android device files via ADB

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Post by Klonoar »

manmal wrote: post #30
tgma wrote: post #6

Don't wanna be killjoy, but specifically since "sleek" and "native" is mentioned many times, I'd say that's not what one expects from a sleek macOS application to say the least. I'd expect something like Cyberduck quality UI, as an example. The author should aim to mimic system UI in my opinion as closely as possible (or integrate inside Finder).

Indeed, at first glance I thought the UI is a preliminary Electron one (there are nicer Electron apps for sure).

UI-wise it’s effectively the same, just built with the macOS specific webview underneath.

Re: Show HN: DroidDock – A sleek macOS app for browsing Android device files via ADB

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Post by rajivm1991 »

rand17 wrote: post #23

I wouldn't dare to call an app with a webview approach (be that tauri or electron), react, typescript and the whole frontend Pandora's box "sleek", but each to his own. I find using the adb bridge for such operation a bit of an overkill, but fortunately I don't own Apple made devices this year so I don't face such problems; maybe drastic times call for drastic measures: Apple's and Google's hatred towards end users i…

Appreciate the code review eyes and honesty . Yeah the current App.tsx is admittedly dense.. refactoring and adding linting/prettier is next on the list. The choice of React and Tauri was pragmatic to move fast with technologies I’m comfortable with, but I’m open to suggestions to improve code quality and maintainability.

Re: Show HN: DroidDock – A sleek macOS app for browsing Android device files via ADB

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Post by rajivm1991 »

jeroenhd wrote: post #25
seam_carver wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, you can't. You need a special app to browse a recent android phone or kindle on a mac

That's pretty annoying. I swear you used to be able to, what changed? Edit: I thought Apple supported MTP but I guess they never did? That's a weird limitation for an OS to have.

macOS has limited support for MTP.. native browsing of Android devices is very limited or broken. Using ADB is admittedly a workaround, but it provides broader device compatibility and control, especially on newer Android versions

Re: Show HN: DroidDock – A sleek macOS app for browsing Android device files via ADB

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Post by rajivm1991 »

luckydata wrote: post #26

Not exactly what beautiful looks like on a Mac.

appreciate your honest comments.. I want DroidDock to be both beautiful and functional, balancing modern design trends with macOS idioms. yes, feedback like this helps me iterate toward a better experience

Re: Show HN: DroidDock – A sleek macOS app for browsing Android device files via ADB

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Post by coldtrait »

rajivm1991 wrote: post #35
tgma wrote: post #6

Don't wanna be killjoy, but specifically since "sleek" and "native" is mentioned many times, I'd say that's not what one expects from a sleek macOS application to say the least. I'd expect something like Cyberduck quality UI, as an example. The author should aim to mimic system UI in my opinion as closely as possible (or integrate inside Finder).

Appreciate your feedback! I hear you on the importance of a truly native macOS experience, improving the macOS native look and feel is definitely on my priority

That would require building this in Swift.
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